Ethan Bamber tucks into a loose one from Brendan Doggett and flashes through the covers for four runs to take his side within a run of a second batting bonus point.

Durham need one more wicket for maximum bowling points, and still 25 overs in which to get it, though they'll be hoping to oust the visitors long before then, of course.

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Steady start for Surrey after a maiden opening over from Kyle Abbott and a couple of singles off Brad Wheal.

Abbott tries to tempt Ollie Pope with width outside off but Pope isn't playing this time.

Abbott straightens his line and Pope blocks down the ground.

The fifth ball is driven and edged just in front of Toby Albert at second slip.

An eventful maiden over and signs of movement for Hampshire.

First boundary of the morning and it comes courtesy of a fine cover drive from Noah Thain off the bowling of Fergus O'Neill.

Thain is up to 28 and has made a confident start but has just been rapped on the pad as O'Neill reminds him to keep his wits about him to conclude the over.

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No nerves from James Wharton who gets off the mark with a swipe over the deep mid wicket boundary from one pitched in short by occasional spinner Jake Libby.

He's off and running...

That's a wicket maiden for Calvin Harrison spread over the end of Day Two and today.

Justin Broad will take the next over, bowling to Lancashire skipper and key batter Keaton Jennings.

Round the wicket with a slip and a gully.

An LBW shout is turned down and Jennings gets a single to deep backward square leg.

Keeper-batter Matty Hurst leaves the ball outside off stump.

Dillon Pennington with ball in hand and Matt Critchley and Noah Thain with the willow.

Feels as though the weather has taken a turn slightly and a stiff wind is whipping at Trent Bridge but we are underway.

Toms Haines (117) and Clark are at the crease to face Josh Davey as we recommence at Hove with the lead is healthy for the hosts and the sun is shining.

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South London should escape much of the gloomy weather, bar mid afternoon when a brolly is certainly a desirable asset.

Hampshire need early wickets.

Kyle Abbott will bowl to Ollie Pope, who is unbeaten on 56.

Dom Sibley is 55 not out at the other end.

Durham begin the quest for two quick wickets with the two-over old cherry. Big first hour for the visitors here...

Day Three begins. No rain yet!

Lancashire are very much looking to their in-form captain Keaton Jennings to steady the ship.

But the first ball of the day will be faced by Matty Hurst, taking guard against Notts loan player and leggie Calvin Harrison, who has four balls left in the over after dismissing Anderson Phillip in Saturday evening.

Off we go, with nightwatcher Dom Bess still out there with Adam Lyth, who picks up a single from the opening ball of the day.

How many do the Tykes need? And what say will Mother Nature have over the final two days?

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They're county Champions three times in a row for a reason and we saw all of Surrey's fighting spirit to seize control of this game after what appeared to be a modest first innings score.

The home attack bowled with superb energy and control to restrict Hampshire to just 42 runs in yesterday morning's session.

Dan Worrall, now England qualified remember, took 3-37 with Jordan Clark snaring 3-54.

There was no lack of application from the Hampshire top order.

Mark Stoneman (28), Nick Gubbins (43) and Tom Prest (44) faced 282 balls between them.

However, big scores and flowing runs were not forthcoming.

Had it not been for enterprising knocks from Brett Hampton and Kyle Abbott, who made 63 between them off a combined 49 balls, the away team would've fallen a long way short on first innings.

Batting looked like a different occupation entirely when Surrey began their second innings.

Sibley accumulated steadily for his third score of 50 or more in four innings, while Ollie Pope played some daring uppercuts on the way to an unbeaten 50 of his own.

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If Nottinghamshire are feeling a touch queasy after the first two days of this contest you could not blame them having experienced enough lurches in fortune to turn the strongest stomach.

After finding themselves 78-5 at lunch on day one a fightback led by Kyle Verreynne to 347 all out they then failed to break through to Essex’s tail on day two in another up and down affair.

If getting Essex 48-2 in reply gave them a glimpse of the middle order, 248-5 gave them hope of getting a look at the tail.

But Matt Critchley and Noah Thain have dug in for a partnership of 53 to take them to the start of day three just 46 runs behind with five wickets in tact.

All of which has put Essex in marginal control but quick early wickets etc etc. A game in the balance.

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Sussex resume at Hove with the scent of a first top flight win since September 2015 and a first here at their home ground since May of the same year.

And they have Sean Hunt, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes to thank for putting them in such a strong position against Somerset going into day three.

After Sussex had posted 294, it was Hunt’s 5-48 and Hudson-Prentice’s 4-31 which reduced Somerset to 201 all out – a 93 run first innings deficit – an innings saved from disaster by James Rew’s unbeaten 80.

Off the back of that Tom Haines (117no) and Daniel Hughes (91) manoeuvred the hosts into a commanding position at the halfway stage on 246-1 leading by 339.

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It's a sunny day in CLS but there's a distinctly different feel to events today. The wind has picked up and it feels a lot cooler, with highs of only 12C expected compared to the warmth of the previous two days.

The first job for Durham is to try and see off the Warwickshire tail. The new ball is two overs old and it brought a wicket with its sixth delivery last night.

Michael Booth will resume on his highest score of 50 and he also staved off a heavy first innings deficit for The Bears last night when he put on 115 runs for the seventh wicket with Kai Smith.

Smith looked set for his first century but lofted a ball to third man Emilio Gay when he was on 79. It was the only mistake of his innings but it was costly.

There may be a spot of rain around later, but hopefully this game will advance at a rate of knots today.

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Durham will be the happier of the two sides despite a determined batting effort from Warwickshire at the Riverside.

Ben McKinney finally went for 153 as Durham added 54 to their overnight 353-7 early on day two and then reduced the Bears to 157-6.

But Kai Smith (79) and Michael Booth put on 115 for the seventh wicket to stave off any possibility of having to follow on.

Booth reached a maiden first-class 50 with a cover drive for four off Matthew Potts from the penultimate ball of the day and will be there when Warwickshire start day three exactly 100 in arrears with two wickets remaining.

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Yorkshire ended day two at Headingley in a position of total dominance against Worcestershire.

Jordan Thompson raced to 70 before the Tykes were finally bowled out during the morning session and although Worcestershire reached 90-0 in reply, wickets tumbled once the openers had been parted.

Jake Libby made 53 but the Pears lost 8-46 and were eventually bowled out in 66.3 overs to trail by 294, only for Tykes skipper Jonny Bairstow to decline the chance of making them follow on.

Yorkshire lost Finlay Bean in the final session but lead by 355 overnight and will be looking to bat themselves into a declaration position by mid-afternoon you'd imagine.

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Away from Old Trafford there are some fascinating encounters in the rest of the Division Two programme.

Derbyshire’s Martin Andersson scored his maiden first-class century after coming in at No8 with his side 139-6 in reply to Leicestershire's imposing 484 at Grace Road.

Anuj Dal (43) and Zak Chappell (37) helped the former Middlesex all-rounder haul the visitors past the follow-on target to reach stumps on 346-8.

Andersson said: "I’m delighted, especially having come in at such a difficult moment when we were way behind in the game. Saving the follow-on and giving us a chance to pick up another bonus point means it was good for the team too.

“I’m very happy with the way I played and my parents were here too. They’ve been to see me enough times and see me fail so it is nice for them to be here to enjoy this moment."

Bad light brought an early halt to proceedings at Bristol where Glamorgan are 146-3, still 400 runs adrift of Gloucestershire's mammoth first innings score, having lost skipper Sam Northeast for 50 late in the day.

Middlesex have taken hold of a second-innings shootout at Canterbury, building a lead of 226 over Kent with four wickets remaining thanks largely to an unbeaten 73 from former Surrey man Ben Geddes.

After 26 wickets in the opening two days, will this one be over today?

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Northants have had the better of the first two days of this match and the possibility of only a fifth win for this team at Old Trafford was raised with the wickets of three top six batters plus the night watchman on Saturday evening.

But the forecast today could be best described as dicey, with moderate to high chances of rain between now and about 17:00 BST.

The moisture drains quickly here though so perhaps a session or two of play is not out of the question.

Justin Broad (pictured) was the hero of Day Two for this visiting team with the wickets of Michael Jones and Josh Bohannon and a brilliant grab to remove Aussie overseas batter Marcus Harris off a full-blooded clip to square leg.

Keaton Jennings is a key wicket for Lancashire. He's on a solid run of form with knocks of 55 and 49 v Middlesex at Lord's plus 60 not out so far in this innings.